The founder of National Unity Reconciliation and development party (NURP) has filed a notice of appeal before the court of appeal showing dissatisfaction in the decision of the high court judge Musa Ssekaana that dismissed their case challenging the legality of their party registration and change of name to NUP.
Last month, Justice Ssekaana dismissed their case with costs saying NUP is a legally registered political party in Uganda having changed its name and leadership from National Unity Reconciliation and development party in June 2019.
In his judgment, Justice Ssekaana noted that the plaintiffs; Basile Difasi and Twaha Hassan filed the case out of the stipulated time frame of 3 months within which an aggrieved party can ask the court to review a decision.
The judge then observed that filing this case a year after NUP had been registered, it was clear that former NURP leaders had no genuine grievance but a scheme to make some quick cash in this election season.
